Nullarbor Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma alisteri)

Family
Cinclosomatidae (Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers)

Size
18 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Mathews, 1910

Abundance (Guide)
Uncommon. Sedentary or locally nomadic.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Image of Range of Nullarbor Quail-thrush

Nullarbor Plain, SA - WA.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2013).

Habits
Usually singly or in twos, occasionally in small parties of up to 6.

Food
Mainly insects and seeds.

Voice
An insect-like 'see see see' or 'sisisisi'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Nullarbor Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma alisteri) [XC615887]
by id from Nullarbor, South Australia, Australia (call, song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
June - November or after rain.

Nest
A depression in the ground, lined with a few twigs and dead leaves, usually at the foot of a low bush or under roots.

Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 2 - 3
Dimensions: 28 x 20 mm (oblong-oval)
Incubation: by female

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fed by both parents.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

In the past was sometimes treated as a subspecies of Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum).

References
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